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Jetta A/C (Help!)
Pardon me, I am new to newsgroups, I've tried to research this
subject, but have come up with no results. I hope I am not asking the same question that others have asked. So, here is my situation: Got into a wreck- rear ended someone and their trailor ball punched through my A/C core/radiator (along with my radiator, p/s resevior and many other things). We're talking a 94 Jetta GL III 2.0L Question is... The A/C has never worked any way (probably ran out of fluid a long time ago). This car has a great engine, no damage to any MAJOR parts, so I am piecing it back together. I see four options as far as getting my car back on the road, and am not sure what to do: 1) Run the thing without the A/C radiator, tubes and everything hanging out. (Seems like this would cause problems). 2) Somehow bypass the condensor pump, but this seems like it would not work because my car has a serp. belt that runs everything. 3) Go to a junk yard and buy a used A/C radiator. Is this risky? 4) Buy a brand new A/C radiator and hope to God that my $200 investment brings the A/C back to normal and in working condition. Any advice appreciated! -Chrispy |
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Jetta A/C (Help!)
I vote #4
ebay item # 190134736977 used $20 but shipping is over $40 330148223029 new $92 and shipping is $15 ( I guess I would go this route unless there is something better) And please be careful out there! ;-) -- later, dave (One out of many daves) > wrote in message ups.com... > Pardon me, I am new to newsgroups, I've tried to research this > subject, but have come up with no results. I hope I am not asking the > same question that others have asked. So, here is my situation: > > Got into a wreck- rear ended someone and their trailor ball punched > through my A/C core/radiator (along with my radiator, p/s resevior and > many other things). > > We're talking a 94 Jetta GL III 2.0L > > Question is... The A/C has never worked any way (probably ran out of > fluid a long time ago). This car has a great engine, no damage to any > MAJOR parts, so I am piecing it back together. I see four options as > far as getting my car back on the road, and am not sure what to do: > > 1) Run the thing without the A/C radiator, tubes and everything > hanging out. (Seems like this would cause problems). > > 2) Somehow bypass the condensor pump, but this seems like it would > not work because my car has a serp. belt that runs everything. > > 3) Go to a junk yard and buy a used A/C radiator. Is this risky? > > 4) Buy a brand new A/C radiator and hope to God that my $200 > investment brings the A/C back to normal and in working condition. > > Any advice appreciated! > > -Chrispy > |
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Jetta A/C (Help!)
"Madesio" > wrote in message m... > On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:36:37 -0700, fishystuff00 wrote: >> 4) Buy a brand new A/C radiator and hope to God that my $200 investment >> brings the A/C back to normal and in working condition. > > There are plenty of things that can cause your A/C to become inoperative. > If your strapped for cash, here's what I'd do. Go the the junk yard and > get the used condenser. Install, charge your system, and observe what > happens. You may want to have a shop check it for you if you don't have a > set of manifold gauges, because system problems are easily diagnosed by > judging the variances in the high and low side pressures. If it turns out > that the repairs are going to be out of your willing price range, you can > walk away from that thought of having A/C again without having spent too > much money. I'm the OP's dad, trying to help out too. I don't have any experience with automotive a/c other than turning it on from inside. A couple of follow-on questions: 1. Is it possible to test the compressor without hooking up the rest of the system? I'd hate for him to spend money buying a replacement condenser - new or used - just to find out he has to spend potentially hundreds more because his compressor was broken even before the accident. 2. The a/c in his car hasn't worked for a couple of years (at least as long as he's owned the car). Has he likely damaged the compressor by continuing to run the heating system - which cycles the a/c when on defrost - during this time? In other words, will running an a/c system without refrigerant damage the compressor motor? He's trying to get back on the road as inexpensively as possible without causing more long-term damage to the car's components. Thanks for the responses so far. KP |
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Jetta A/C (Help!)
I've never heard or felt the compressor kick in, whether I'm trying to
run the A/C or whether I am running the defrost heater...? I have a VW junkyard that I am in contact with. After reading all of the feedback, it sounds like I should just replace the old a/c radiator (I am thinking about that EBay listing, too) and, when the time and money comes, I will have the system checked out. -Chrispy |
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Jetta A/C (Help!)
IF it is about the money then don't put on another A/C Condensor. Try to
seal up those two A/C hoses and electrically disconnect the A/C compressor. Then drive the car. ;-) If the compressor locks up in the future then you can deal with that if it happens. I personally like the comfort of the A/C system when I need it! ;-) good luck, dave (One out of many daves) > wrote in message oups.com... > I've never heard or felt the compressor kick in, whether I'm trying to > run the A/C or whether I am running the defrost heater...? > > I have a VW junkyard that I am in contact with. After reading all of > the feedback, it sounds like I should just replace the old a/c > radiator (I am thinking about that EBay listing, too) and, when the > time and money comes, I will have the system checked out. > > -Chrispy > |
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Jetta A/C (Help!)
"dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message news > IF it is about the money then don't put on another A/C Condensor. Try to > seal up those two A/C hoses and electrically disconnect the A/C > compressor. > Then drive the car. ;-) > If the compressor locks up in the future then you can deal with that if it > happens. > > I personally like the comfort of the A/C system when I need it! ;-) > > good luck, > dave > (One out of many daves) > > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> I've never heard or felt the compressor kick in, whether I'm trying to >> run the A/C or whether I am running the defrost heater...? >> >> I have a VW junkyard that I am in contact with. After reading all of >> the feedback, it sounds like I should just replace the old a/c >> radiator (I am thinking about that EBay listing, too) and, when the >> time and money comes, I will have the system checked out. >> >> -Chrispy >> > >Id buy a new condenser because the old one was most likely bad anyways. And >a new drier. A used one is a crap shoot. And not worth the labor effort . >Then I'd charge it and see if it works. |
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